Computerworld Announces Finalists for the 2007 "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards Program

Category Honorees to Be Announced Sept. 26 at Computerworld's Business Intelligence Perspectives Conference

FRAMINGHAM, MA--(Marketwire - September 12, 2007) - Computerworld, the Voice of IT Management,
today announced 20 Finalists for its annual "Best Practices in Business
Intelligence" Awards Program. From this prestigious field of Finalists, the
top Honoree in each category will be announced at an awards ceremony and
Gala Evening on Sept. 26 during Computerworld's Business Intelligence
Perspectives Conference taking place Sept. 24-26 at the Green Valley Ranch
Resort in Las Vegas.

The Finalists (by company alphabetical order) for Computerworld's 2007
"Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards Program are:

"Business intelligence initiatives are no longer a luxury, but a necessity
for organizations wanting to develop more efficient business processes and
uncover better future business opportunities," said Ron Milton, executive
vice president of Computerworld. "The organizations and professionals
judged to be Finalists in Computerworld's 2007 'Best Practices in Business
Intelligence' Awards Program have unlocked the true value of business
intelligence and applying analytics to their advantage."

Computerworld's 2007 "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards
Program is sponsored by Oracle.

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for
IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site
(www.computerworld.com), weekly publication, focused conference series and
custom research form the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT
media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more
than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the
best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year
Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of
Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld's
editor-in-chief Don Tennant received the prestigious Timothy White Award
from American Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an
online audience of over 2 million unique monthly visitors and a print
audience of 1,252,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Fall 2006).

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magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld,
GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's
lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an
audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and
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IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events
including Storage Networking World, Premier 100, Computerworld Honors
Program, Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo,
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